Disease management agency OSPRI took over managing the day-to-day delivery of the M. bovis eradication programme from 1 November 2023. This includes:
- regular testing of milk and animals to detect any bovis infection
- managing any active or newly-detected properties
- depopulation and site cleaning of any affected properties
- farmer support.
Ongoing vigilance
Farmers are encouraged to remain vigilant with NAIT (National Animal Identification and Tracing) and animal movement recording, and to ensure the health history of any stock coming onto their farm. For more information, please visit the OSPRI website.